On Saturday, traffic disruptions will occur on several streets. In the afternoon, they will begin in the city center due to a public gathering. In the evening, entry to Saska Kępa will be difficult due to a show at the National Stadium. Then, motorcyclists will take to the streets.
The first disruptions will begin on Saturday at 2 p.m. and will last until 5 p.m. The reason is a public gathering. Participants will gather at Trzech Krzyży Square, from where they will head to the Sejm building on Wiejska Street, and then along Piękna and Ujazdowskie Avenues to the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.
“Buses of the following lines: 100, 108, 116, 118, 127, 159, 166, 180, 503, 517 Buses operating in that area will be directed to detour routes,” ZTM said.
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Further difficulties will start at 6 p.m. and last until 10 p.m. At that time, drivers will not be allowed to enter the area between Poniatowskiego Avenue, Waszyngtona Avenue, Międzynarodowa Street, Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue and Wał Miedzeszyński Street, as well as Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue, Afrykańska Avenue and Bora-Komorowskiego Avenue. The bans will not apply to vehicles of people with SK identifiers, taxis and two-wheelers.
Public transport may be directed to detour routes. “From 6 p.m. until the end of the show – in the event of the closure of Sokola Street from Zamość to the Szczecin Coast – buses of the following lines 102 and 202 they will go to the Dw. Wschodni (Kijowska) loop, and 146 and 147 The Szczecin Coast and Zamość Street (only towards the National Stadium Metro Station)” – the Public Transport Authority reported.
In the event of closure of Zamoyskiego, Zamoście and Sokolea streets, detours will be introduced for the following lines: 102, 135, 146, 147 and 202. Buses 102 and 202 will go to the Dw. Wschodni (Kijowska) loop, and 135 Targowa to its regular route. Buses 146 and 147 from Wybrzeże Szczecińskie will turn onto the Świętokrzyski Bridge, turn around at the Centrum Nauki Kopernik metro station and go back to Praga.
After the show, additional bus routes will be launched from the Washington roundabout. 138 towards Bokserska and 509 towards Gocław and Nowodwory. There will also be more trams. Additional metro trains will go towards Bemowo.
Additional tram lines: 9 and 26 they will go on the routes: “nine” from Gocławek to Ratuszowa Zoo and 26 on the route al. Zieleniecka – Metro Młociny.
15 minutes before the end of the event, at approximately 0:15, in the event of the closure of the Poniatowski Bridge and Aleje Jerozolimskie between the de Gaulle roundabout and the Washington roundabout (the decision is made by the police), trams and buses will be redirected to detours.
In the event of the bridge closure, trams and buses will be redirected to detours. Line trains 7 and 9 on the city centre side they will reach Starynkiewicza Square; on the Praga side the “seven” will go to Wiatraczna roundabout, and the “nine” to Ratuszowa-Zoo. Trams of the lines 22 on the left bank of the Vistula they will go from Banach to Starynkiewicza Square, while on the other side of the river they will run in a loop from and to Wiatraczna Roundabout.
A replacement bus line will be launched Z-9buses will run between Wiatraczna roundabout and Zawiszy square via Łazienkowski bridge.
Bus lines: 111, 117, 158, 166, 507, 521, N22, N24, N72 will bypass the closed section of the route via the Łazienkowski Bridge. Buses of the line 146 and 147 they will turn around at the Washington roundabout, and buses of line 509 heading towards Gocław will go via Targowa Street and Zieleniecka Avenue.
Evening ride of motorcyclists
In the evening, between 10 and 11 p.m., motorcyclists will take to the streets. They will gather on the grounds of the National Stadium, from where they will ride along Targowa, Jagiellońska, Modlińska streets to the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Bridge and cross to the other side of the Vistula. On the Śródmieście side, they plan to ride along Wisłostrada, then past the Polonia Stadium, Jana Pawła II Avenue, “Solidarności” Avenue, Marszałkowska, Jerozolimskie Avenue, Niepodległości Avenue and back through Łazienkowski Bridge to the vicinity of the National Stadium.
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